WHISPERING GLORIOUS HOPE

Words for Verses 1, 2, and Chorus 1: Alice Hawthorne
Words for Verses 3, 4, and Chorus 2: Avis B. Christianson
Music: Alice Hawthorne

(G/D)-(C/D)-(G/D)-(C/D)

(G)Soft as the (C)voice of an (G)angel,
(C/D)Whispering, (D7)"Jesus is (G)near,"
Hope with a gentle per(C)suasion
(G/D)Tells me I've (D7)nothing to (G)fear.
Wait till the (D)dark(Dmaj7)ness (D7)is (G)over,
(D/A)Wait for the (A7)soon-coming (D)Dawn,(D7)
(G)Hope for the (C)sunshine to(G)morrow,
(G/D)After the (D7)shower is (G)gone.

Chorus 1
(D7)Whispering (G)hope, O how (D7)welcome thy (G)voice.
(C)Making my (G)heart in its (D7)Sorrow re(G)joice.

(Gsus4)-(G)-(Gsus4)

(G)If in the (C)dusk of the (G)twilight
(D7)Dim be the region a(G)far,
Will not the deepening (C)darkness
(G/D)Brighten the (D7)glimmering (G)star?
So when the (G/D)night (Edim)is (D7)up(G)on me,
(D/A)Why should my (A7)heart sink a(D)way?(D7)
(G)Always I'll (C)cling to His (G)promise,
(G/D)Watch till the (D7)breaking of (G)day.

[Repeat Chorus 1]

Re(D)joice, re(C)joice,
(G/B)Re(A)joice!(Asus4)-(A)-(Asus4/E)

(A)Though on this (D)Earth shadows (A)deepen,
(E7)Brighter the hope glows with (A)in,
As that glad day is ap(D)proaching
(A)When we shall (E7)gaze upon (A)Him.
Caught up with (A/E)Saints (F#dim)of (E7)all (A)ages
(E/B)Into His (B7)Presence di(E)vine,(E7)
(A)There throughout (D)years ever(A)lasting
(A/E)In His Own (E7)likeness we'll (A)shine!

Chorus 2
(E7)Glorious (A)hope,
He is (E7)coming, is (A)coming!
(D)Jesus, our (A)Savior is (E7)coming a(A)gain!

(Asus4)-(A)-(D/A)

(A)Lift up your (Bm/A)heads, all ye (Amaj7)faithful,(F#m)
(Bm7/E)Follow His (E7)Light from a(A)bove.(Bm/A)
(A)He will not (A/G)fail nor for(D/F#)sake (Bm)thee,
(Esus4)Hope thou in (E7)Jesus' (A)love.(Asus4)
(A/E)Oh, what a glo(F#dim)ri(E7)ous (A)fu(F#m)ture,
(E/B)Oh, what a (B7)day that will (E)be!(D/E)
(A)Even so (D)come, blessed (A)Je(Bm7)sus,
(A/C#)Come, we are (E)long(D/E)ing for (A)Thee!

[Repeat Chorus 2 two times]

[Rejoice, re(D)joice!]
Je(D)sus, our (A)Savior is (E7)coming a(A)gain!
(Bm7)-(A/C#)-(D)-(A)

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